<i>Se</i> (a musical instrument)- Hunan Museum
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Se (a musical instrument)
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Medium:Wood
Date:Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

Dimensions:Height: 10.8cm; length: 116cm; width: 39.5cm

Origin: Unearthed from Han Tomb No.1 at Mawangdui, Changsha City, Hunan Province in 1972.

Se is a Chinese musical instrument which has 25 strings. The 25 strings are fastened to its wooden pins, and under each string there is a moveable bridge for tuning purposes. On the underside of the Se, there are resonators at both ends.